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Creative Ways to Get Writing Clients Using Fiverr

by Julie McElroy on September 12, 2011

Getting new clients for your freelance writing business is a never-ending task; you have to constantly market yourself.  As you become an established freelance writer, new clients will find you via word of mouth.  However, in the beginning, you may have to use your creative skills and tap into different marketing sources.  Sometimes, this means, [...]

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Another Website Paying Slave Wages for Writers

by Julie McElroy on September 8, 2011

Do you work for less than minimum wage as a writer?  I still can’t believe how cheap people will work for writing.  iWriter is the newest slave labor writing website.   This is my rant of the quarter.  I don’t rant often and try to be inspiring, but COME ON!
Article marketing and content is in such [...]

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Can Suite 101 Bounce Back?

by Julie McElroy on September 7, 2011

I have had a love-hate relationship with Suite 101. Since it is the first place I began my online freelance writing career back in 2008, I guess I have never completely given up on the roller coaster relationship.  I took a hiatus at the end of 2009, but that was more for personal reasons.
I have [...]

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Five Tips to a More Profitable Website

by Julie McElroy on September 6, 2011

Editor’s Note:  This article is courtesy of Filbert Publishing. Make your writing sparkle, write killer queries, get published. Subscribe to Writing Etc., the free e-mag for freelancers and receive the e-book “Power Queries.”
Ever since I began my “Drive Thru Coaching Program,” (Note: this program has been discontinued), I’ve received a steady flow of freelancers who [...]

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The Dreaded Query Letter

by Julie McElroy on August 16, 2011

There are people (probably not writers) who think that writing is writing.  If you can write a technical manual, it must be simple to knock out a sonnet or a screenplay.  Oh, how I wish that were true. Sure, it can be learned, but generally writers find a niche they like or have some natural [...]

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Getting the “Good” Writing Assignments

by Julie McElroy on August 3, 2011

As a freelance writer, you do not always get to write about what you want – often times you take what you can get.  Sometimes this means writing about things you are not passionate about. When you start off and want to establish yourself, you will often write on a variety of topics in order [...]

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